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Why Goethe matters

Jan 24, 2025 | thespectator.com | A.N. Wilson |Stuart Jeffries |Michael Farr |Kate Weinberg

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe bears one of the most famous names in world literature, though he is largely unread by English-speakers. He is most closely associated with the novel and dramatic form, so many would be surprised to know that he primarily spoke of himself, for much of a long life that spanned from 1749 to 1832, as a scientist.
Messages from God

Jan 16, 2025 | thetablet.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

Our imaginations do not involve us in falsehood, but invite us to participate in the eternal act of Creation A.N. WILSONOur imaginations do not involve us in falsehood, but invite us to participate in the eternal act of Creation A.N. WILSONRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £37.50 quarterly Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door. Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
Harry's accusations have unfairly vilified Camilla

Nov 26, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

When Prince Harry's memoir Spare came out, we were shocked by his portrayal of Camilla. He wrote of how he and Prince William pleaded with his father not to marry her: 'Despite Willy and me urging him not to, Pa was going ahead. We pumped his hand, wished him well. No hard feelings.'Well, some hard feelings, evidently. Otherwise, why would he have written that he remembers wondering if Camilla would be cruel to him 'like all the wicked stepmothers in storybooks'.
AN WILSON: Andrew MUST come clean about where the money for Royal Lodge is coming from - the monarchy cannot be covered with yet more shame and embarrassment | Daily Mail Online

Nov 12, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

Prince Andrew is not just an embarrassment to his family. He is a national liability. That is because our precarious, fractured Britain has one bit of political ‘glue’ remaining, which really seems to work, and to be popular – that is, the monarchy. And anything that endangers the monarchy can be seen as the loose brick which, when it is wiggled and removed, spells the beginning of the whole wall tumbling down.
AN WILSON: Andrew MUST come clean about where the money for Royal Lodge is coming from - the monarchy cannot be covered with yet more shame and embarrassment | This is Money

Nov 12, 2024 | thisismoney.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

Prince Andrew is not just an embarrassment to his family. He is a national liability. That is because our precarious, fractured Britain has one bit of political ‘glue’ remaining, which really seems to work, and to be popular – that is, the monarchy. And anything that endangers the monarchy can be seen as the loose brick which, when it is wiggled and removed, spells the beginning of the whole wall tumbling down.
The Notting Hill whisperer

Oct 9, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

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A.N. Wilson: Why it's in EVERYONE's interests for William to be the bigger man - and bring Harry back into the royal fold

Aug 31, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

Isn't it time for the royal feud to end? When Prince Harry arrived at a Norfolk parish church last week, for the memorial service for his uncle by marriage, Robert Fellowes, many of those present probably prayed that there would be a reconciliation between him and Prince William. In fact, William left the Snettisham church without exchanging so much as a syllable with his estranged younger brother. He appears adamant that Harry is the black sheep of the family, for whom there can be no forgiveness.
A.N. WILSON: We must not forget the basic decency of the quiet majority

Aug 8, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

The police were prepared for the worst. We were all braced for a violent and potentially terrifying night. Shops closed early. Pubs and other businesses were boarded up. People were told to stay at home, not go to work or their local High Street. These were not idle warnings. The intelligence services and the police were genuinely concerned that the far-Right organisations which had whipped up hatred and mayhem across the nation intended to put a match to ‘tinder- box Britain’.
Nothing is as it seems

Jul 17, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | A.N. Wilson

A.N. Wilson picks crime fiction that’s disturbing but irresistibleA.N. Wilson picks crime fiction that’s disturbing but irresistible. Get Instant AccessRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £30 quarterly Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content. The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive. PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer. Already a subscriber? Login
Will Donald Trump forgive Britain’s next foreign secretary?

May 10, 2024 | thespectator.com | Eliot Wilson |Daniel DePetris |Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller |A.N. Wilson

David Lammy has never been much of a diplomat. The veteran Labour Member of Parliament is fond of lashing out at his critics, but now, as Britain’s shadow foreign secretary, he has traveled to the United States to lay the groundwork for a future Labour government’s foreign policy. He may find that some of his earlier oratorical fury comes back to haunt him.